Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

My left brain has gradually 'eaten' the right-brain capabilities away.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.'

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far.

Walter O'Brien
Walter O'Brien

My personality is extremely unbalanced.